God: Fact or Fiction? | John Lennox explores at UNC 

I really enjoy listening to Dr. John Lennox speaking about God. He is brilliant and knows the Bible. I think the good Professor Lennox has a photographic memory! How else could he remember every word of the Bible, speak German, Russian, Latin,and English? I really do love him so much.❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏Joan b, Florida USA

"You can speak about the ethical foundations of science, but you cannot speak about the scientific foundations of ethics." -Albert Einstein

It is refreshing to listen to someone who has studied widely, and thought long and deeply. John Lennox is highly intelligent and is not ashamed of it! His book “God’s Undertaker” is a powerful summary of what is known across many scientific disciplines; it is packed full of rigorous science and philosophy. So he is worthy of our respect and attention. Listening honestly and quietly to the whole of this talk may be the best 90 minutes you will ever enjoy.

Watching John Lennox is such a breath of fresh air.

Thank you Mr. Lennox for coming to UNC to speak so eloquently and lovingly to our young people - many of whom may never have been privileged to hear the good news. May God bless you!

Another great speech John Lennox! Your awesome and such a great role model to me! God Bless you and thank you for answering so many of my questions!

This is quite brilliant. Big fan of Lennox. Richard Dawkins has been known to say that the more we learn through science, the less we will need God. That is the story of The Tower of Babel all over again. Denying God for self-glorification. We all know how that story ended.

I'm an evolutionist but I must say Lennox has made me think seriously about my logics and reasoning

Really enjoy listening to John Lennox, not just for his brilliant mind but because he is able to present the facts so clearly that I am able to understand what he says

The great Christian preacher of our century... " ... to sum it up in a single sentence: He who claims to be both Son of God and savior and judge of humankind now stands before offering, if only we come to him, fulfillment, freedom and rest. Such an invitation from such a person cannot lightly dismissed. He waits patiently for our response. RSVP! " Why I am a Christian , John Stott

Professor John Lenox you are an inspiration!!!!!!!!

John Lennox is a true man of God. God bless him.

that campus needs more speakers like this, constantly.

A wonderful ambassador for our God. God is working through him. Christianity is the only logical answer to why we are here. What's more, we don't just believe it, we feel it right at the core of our souls. It's a beautiful thing to possess, so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes with its wonder. I feel compassion for those who don't have this gift, and like Dr Lennox, long for others to find it God bless us all. ❤️

Very profound arguments Professor John Lennox! Keep shedding the light

This was the BEST explanation and illustration of miracles not breaking the laws of nature I have ever heard. In fact I don’t think I have heard an explanation before. Thank you, Professor Lennox. Amazing reason and undeniable logic. (that illustration is about 37 mins into the video.)

I think Mr. Lennox is a great Christian apologist of our time. I do recall in my college days while taking a course on the History of Christianity by an esteemed Christian professor of history at the University of Washington. He suggested that contrary to Mr. Lennox's conclusion that Christ would have detested religious wars of any kind, that in certain circumstances they may be inevitable if not necessary. The UW professor said nothing more about it but he seemed to be referring to the Byzantine wars with the Muslims as they moved north into Europe spreading their religion and killing Christians who refused to be converted. Many historians have concluded that had the Byzantine Empire not fought against the Arab encroachments of the ninth and tenth centuries, that Europe would have become a Muslim continent, rather than a Christian one and that it was only the Byzantine army that stopped it. The same may be said of the Moors and their conquest of southern Spain. Granted, Christian passivism did overcome Rome but it hasn't to this day had much influence in the Arab countries and beyond. I noticed that Mr. Lennox cleverly avoids those issues when he says, " They will have to speak for themselves," and for good reason. It opens up a can of worms, the same can that the crusaders couldn't avoid. But I love John Lennox and admire his strength and courage to confront the smartest enemies of Christianity head on. Just like an Irishman would.

Dear John, thank you for your intelligence, passion, reason, logic, patience, and humility, with which you present your well-thought through ideas, relating so well to THE HUMAN CONDITION. I was born and raised in Soviet Russia 🇷🇺 but I’m an American 🇺🇸 today

Very interesting. I was considering this also. If we are simply logic machines (i.e. thought processes capable of being simulated), then how can we truly love, appreciate art, feel music... Is it all just neurons firing at the right times based on past experiences, with a few chemical reactions thrown into the mix? Personally I believe that we are much more than that, although I'm still researching the idea.

Great teaching, solidifying Christian’s faith in the Living God.

Two men observing a forest. One man in the midst of the forest the other man in a helicopter above. The man in the midst of the woods has been lost in them all his life. The man in the helicopter is an international adventurer. When asked about the forest one man replies "the world is a forest" while the other replies "the forest has a 2000 mile circumference." The first man lacked the objectivity as he was within while the others transcendental perspective offered the objective point of view.

Lennox fan✔️ Tar Heels fan✔️ Greatest lecture ever✔️

Amazing man who see so clearly ! Thank God for him Xxxx

Jesus is God. He is the Logos as John emphasizes in his Gospel.

I love the wisdom and intelligence of John Lennox.

I love Dr. Lennox

Lennox is bewildering! He must be living with God to be able to know what he knows...What a wonderful story teller.

Science is mostly using data and INTERPRETING it with logic and agreement. We only agree that 2=2 because society deems it to be such. Science has failed us at times, and that's okay. But when you put God in this equation, beauty and meaning in life ensues and saves lives. Science cannot do such marvelous works.

John Lennox is the most insightful Evangelist I have ever heard.

I thank God for John Lennox 🤩

Please with all your talks list the books referenced in the presentation. Thanks

[Two men observing a forest.] Interesting. Okay. One man lives within a forest, interacting intimately with its streams, plants, wildlife and natural rythms throughout his life. Another man, a tourist, flies over the forest in a helicopter ride. The tourist says, "The forest is nothing but a monotonous green canopy." Who has the more objective view of the forest, seeing it as it truly is; The one intimately interacting with it, or the one with the "transcendantal" point of view?

simply awesome!

Scientist don't really know what gravity, energy or consciousness really is. What makes you think they can ever understand negative energy is.

The written Word of God that we called the Bible is the evidence!

funny i wrote this but it did not take.I will say it again.The great Einstein said,"The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it can be comprehended,why does the Universe go to so much trouble to make itself undertstood."He also said,religion without sciene is lame,and science without religion is blind."And I don't know who said it but,Not only is the universe stranger than we imagined,it is stranger than we can imagine.

WOW GoD Bless You !! You b covered Great points!! Also Science cannot prove the facts of Love, what science can answer our feelings of conscience? God & Science are ONE!! Thank You Sir Lennox!

i have a sneaking suspicion that early 1900's america would've heard this lecture and thought to themselves, "wow, people really need to be told this type of common sense stuff?" but after about 100 yrs of secualism redefining things, and getting rid of offensive foundations for thought, this lecture is considered educational. which scientist was it that said when the scientist finally reaches the peak of the mtn he finds a theologian ("her pulpits were aflame...") sitting there waiting.

So enjoy listening and learning about This Amazing GOD, WHO crested the heavens and the earth. Thank you Sir❤❤❤

Great lecture!!!

John Lennox is a gift to us Christians, so intelligent, so inspirational, so humble. We aspire to be like him, but ladies and gentlemen Jesus Christ is 100x more gifted than JL and I think he will agree with me.

Enjoyed it greatly!!

He's not conflicted. Both Guth and Vilenkin have admitted their theorem does NOT show the universe itself had a beginning. And Guth and Vilenkin spurn the idea of evoking a God to solve the issue.

As an outspoken Atheist and having heard this lecture, I am more convinced than ever that no gods exist based on the fact that there is no shred of verifiable data or empirical, science based evidence. He rambled on for over an hour about “zero” data or evidence for any supernatural events or gods.

I have always believed that it is either deism or naturalism, faith or science. As a former agnostic, I always had a problem with the fact that science can't answer every question about our existence. There are still unanswered inquiries into how our world works. But it still has the audacity to claim it has answered the biggest, most complex question in the universe: Does God exist?

Listen: Does God exist? Science tells us that a probability of less than 1 chance in 10^150th is basically an impossibility. However, when calculating the probability of all the variables involved in creating a universe coming together where life could exist is 1 chance in 10^450th. Basically, it is impossible by a factor of 10^300th. So, we must conclude that there is a VERY intelligent being, who is responsible for our being here. There are, of course, many other proofs in science of biblical truth and authenticity. But don't take my word for it. Don't be afraid of God, check it for yourself!

Some people are going to believe whatever they choose to believe despite the evidence or proof to the contrary. We all have the same science, the same knowledge and information available to us, but its our presuppositions which interpret that evidence/information. Dr. Lennox presented the best lesson one can give for the existence of God. If it's not enough at that foundational level, then it will never be enough.

John puts his full heart and reasoning into it every time.I follow him as a mentor.

Rock on Dr. Lennox!

God’s 2 greatest gifts to us are Free Will and His Son for our salvation, freely chosen

Dear God, almighty, all-powerful, all-loving creator of the universe, we pray to you to cure every case of Covid-19 on this planet tonight. We pray in faith, knowing you will bless us as you describe in Matthew 7:7, Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:21, Mark 11:24, John 14:12-14, Matthew 18:19 and James 5:15-16. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

Hello. I am an atheist. I define atheism as suspending any acknowledgement as to the existence of gods until sufficient credible evidence can be presented. My position is that *_I have no good reason to acknowledge the existence of gods._* And here is the evidence I must consider when evaluating the claim by theists and as to why I currently hold to such a position. 1. I personally have never observed a god. 2. I have never encountered a person whom has claimed to have observed a god. 3. I know of no accounts of persons claiming to have observed a god that were willing or able to demonstrate or verify their observation for authenticity, accuracy, or validity. 4. I have never been presented a valid logical argument which also employed sound premises that lead deductively to a conclusion that a god(s) exists. 5. Of the 46 logical syllogisms I have encountered arguing for the existence of a god(s), I have found all to contain multiple fallacious or unsubstantiated premises. 6. I have never observed a phenomenon in which the existence of a god was a necessary antecedent for the known or probable explanation for the causation of that phenomenon. 7. Several proposed (and generally accepted) explanations for observable phenomena that were previously based on the agency of a god(s), have subsequently been replaced with rational, natural explanations, each substantiated with evidence that excluded the agency of a god(s). I have never encountered _vice versa._ 8. I have never experienced the presence of a god through intercession of angels, divine revelation, the miraculous act of divinity, or any occurrence of a supernatural event. 9. Every phenomenon that I have ever observed has *_emerged_* from necessary and sufficient antecedents over time without exception. In other words, I have never observed a phenomenon (entity, process, object, event, process, substance, system, or being) that was created _ex nihilo_ - that is instantaneously came into existence by the solitary volition of a deity. 10. All claims of a supernatural or divine nature that I have encountered have either been refuted to my satisfaction, or do not present as falsifiable. ALL of these facts lead me to the only rational conclusion that concurs with the realities I have been presented - and that is the fact that there is *_no good reason_* for me to acknowledge the existence of a god. I have heard often that atheism is the denial of the Abrahamic god. But denial is the active rejection of a substantiated fact once credible evidence has been presented. Atheism is simply withholding any acknowledgement until sufficient credible evidence is introduced. *_It is natural, rational, and prudent to be skeptical of unsubstatiated claims, especially extraordinary ones._* I welcome any cordial response. Peace.

Reminds me of a pregnant woman confronting David Hume: 'Never mind that constant conjunction doesn't imply causation' hokum. It's yours!'

I would challenge Dawkins to experiment with the teachings of Jesus by implementing the teachings in his life. He will discover the values and benefits of the Christian way of life, and likely fall in love with Jesus! I suspect he wouldn't dare take the challenge.

I agree . Myself I'm a believer , but I think of myself as a ' believer in the Lennox mode ' .

John lennox god bless you

Best way to know more about God. Reading and learning always! 📚

God bless you professor lennox

ABSOLUTELY LOVELY!

What a man with knowledge of God?

To answer the question, as Wiki puts it, the LHC was built with "the aim of allowing physicists to test the predictions of different theories of particle physics and high-energy physics, and particularly prove or disprove the existence of the hypothesized Higgs boson and of the large family of new particles predicted by supersymmetric theories. The LHC is expected to address some of the most fundamental questions of physics, advancing human understanding of the deepest laws of nature."

Awesome, thanks you John

God Is a concept made by humans

I'm not taking anything out of context. I am merely pointing out God's intentions in His own words, which is the heart of the matter. He clearly had a problem with mankind acting in a cohesive and unified way, as one people accomplishing great things (like making a really tall tower). I am merely asking why He would prefer mankind to be a scattered, disorganized and scattered people. Why do you think He would prefer that?

If churches were inspired by John Lennox the Christian faithful would have never left the churches.

Even above Dinesh, Dr Lennox is the only one that has given Dawkins, Krause and Hitchens a run for their money.

most important for human beings is to understand himself then you will be able to look on God hiw powerful is our God and Gid is worthy to worship God

JESUS CHRIST IS LORD,,,AND HE ALWAYS WILL BE,,,YOU CANT IMPEACH HIM AND HES NOT GONNA RESIGN THAT'S MY KING WHOOOO! LOL I dance in the street everytime I think of him,,,I mean who else would you want to be God??? There is no doubt he is GOOD, AND HOLY, AND RIGHTEOUS,,,,we know we are in good hands with Jesus,,,we can trust in him and sleep well that he will accomplish all of his will and he will never toss us under the bus,,,well unless we need a good hard lesson lol,,,but all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to his purpose,,,;-) These people that think they can de-throne Jesus,,,theyre out of their minds,,,whats that sound I hear,,, oh its Jesus laughing at them!

Maybe I got it backwards, how do you know when you see an "uu" it means love, when you see "aa" it means charity.

Atheism: A dying faith.

Thank you sir.

We still have not even a single evidence pointing at God as a fact or a fiction. The rest about Him rests on your belief. But we are sure that one day we shall know, that's why we are still searching.

It is the stories of Christianity that dragged along the ancient Greeks Philosophies that allowed Christianity and Science. It was not Christianity that aided Science, but ancient Greek Philosophy alone that brought us Science. Christianity was what had to be overcome that allowed for Science from the ancient Greeks.

The Christian faith is like a long rope pulled tight. In one direction the rope stretches out behind us, disappearing into the distance past. The rope is anchored in that direction at a point at which the God who created all things, including time, became a human being in our time, lived, suffered, died ans was raised again from the dead. The rope runs straight and true from that distant anchor planted long ago in our history, into the dim future, our future, which we are told is ultimately gathered into God’s eternal present, the “eternal now,” to borrow Paul Tillich’s phrase…. “ is there any meaning to it [our transient and insignificant existence] all?” we ask. Many voices answer, “No”. There is no meaning except perhaps the meaning we wish to assign to life.” But Brunner reminds us,” The Word of God, the Creator of all these suns and races” say, “Yes! You mean something ! You mean something to God!” We have meaning, Brunner says, because we belong to God, who created us and because the God who created us loves what he made. Beyond this life of contingency and transience “ is another life that longs to break forth” on us. “It has broken forth once in Jesus Christ, The Risen Lord, and it will break forth” for us all in the Resurrection. This other life is Eternal life. It is the quality of this eternal life, which has broken in upon our existence in Jesus Christ, that both judges our shattered existence and gives it meaning, that both reveals our human frailties and points beyond our frailties to God’s purpose to make us like Christ. (p.251) Invitation to Theology , Michael Jinkins

A key feature of reason is meaningful thinking. If our minds are not autonomous thinking agents but something more like a torrent of falling dominoes over which we exercise no real dominion then we cannot trust that our perceptions are ultimately reliable. This is a prime example of logical incoherence and to put it as simply as possible the sentiment is as follows: “I have rationally discovered that there is no such thing as rationality.”

Absolutly wonderdul. Praise God .

Amen and Amen !

Arguments that wouldn't persuade anyone but the already convinced.

Though the mind goes our info lays in the spirit 1 Corinthians 2:11 New King James Version 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

gods not proven = gods not a fact!! simple - even for simpletons....

The philosophical presuppositions I make are 1) the universe exists; 2) we can learn something about it, with our mind's capacity to create models of reality; 3) models with predictive capability are more useful than those without. From this has come the scientific method, which coupled with reason/logic, has advanced our understanding (and manipulation of) the natural world significantly, to our benefit. Regarding cause & effect, what is there to show that reality (or universe) has a cause?

😆 Pie in the sky when you die. I love 🧡 that pie in the sky. Nothing but God our Father and his Son Jesus Christ our Savior 💗!

God is an eternal truth. Only fiction is not to add worship in life. Which keeps you away from experiencing God. The day you get to speak to God. You will know how He true is and never will you forget and to eternity never will He leaves you.

Thank you.

In the end, It's the universe explanation makes infinitely more sense to me.

Lennox is a genius!

If we consider emotion as an expression of desire, it cannot be correctly claimed that an animal or an atom having desire for this or that, does not have emotions and that between them are not simply degrees of expressive ability.

Man I love his accent.

I did read your post; you just didn't understand why I brought it up in response. You asked "what hungry children are you feeding if you have such moral convictions for change for the better" in relation to my motivation, and I not only mentioned my own personal experience, but why belief in God is irrelevant to that issue. And glad to hear you're not a fundamentalist.

Elijah prayed-Answer me,O Lord, Answer me so this people will know that You,O Lord are God, ❤️ and that you are turning they hearts 💕 back again.1King18-37.Are your prayers answered*Elijah prophet had answered If you remain in Me and My words remain in you,ask whatever you wish,and it will be given. John15-7

hey man, so I find it hard to believe how the rational can come from the irrational. So you say we can be rational. So wouldnt that mean we dont come from the irrational?

Then why bother asking me if had nothing to do with the main issue we're debating?

The concept of rationality cannot exist in a meaningless and purposeless universe. So whatever millennia of evolution produced it couldn't be called rational. It would simply "be" for better or worse and there would be no transcendental/objective measuring stick to determine if what we imagine our situation to be actually constitutes "rational", but again, the very fact rationality is a human characteristic would make that aspiration meaningless.

If you believe in God, It would make sense that he would give us instructions. He would make sure week had the correct book. That is my conclusion 31:50 .

There are answers that make perfect sense to the question of suffering, and have support in the scripture. They are obscured by centuries of suffocating dogma, denominational brain washing, and departure from severely obvious ancient truths.. I have been working on blasting through the concrete layers of blindness for 40 years and happy to discuss my general outline with anyone willing to cooperate to break free from the chains of dogma across the board..

About God most essentiaks for us to dig out recognise your creator called GOD

He doesn't represent most Christians, but i don't support gay rights in the sense or forcing me to accept their way of life. Atheists I was one and I can say Atheism is madness.

Well the best example is sitting on a hot stove, you 'know' the low quality of this situation and you jump off again, so it was something of a figure of speech. This pre-intellectual event is an experience of value, in this case it's the low value that makes you jump off before you are burned.

1:20:15

I didn't see any evidence for god presented here. It's just a lecture with a bunch of quick jabs at science but no evidence for god.